Thank you for being with us. We are going to begin with the crackdown on increasingly defiant and dangerous protests on College Campuses across the country over the war in gaza. Tonight, at Columbia University, the epicenter of the demonstrations, dozens of propalestinian students have barricaded themselves inside a campus building, and they now face expulsion from the ivy league school. A White House Spokesman today saying forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful, it is wrong. At the university of North Carolina in chapel hill, police forcefully removed protesters this morning. More than half of those arrested were not even affiliated with the university. In recent weeks, protests have been staged at more than 60 campuses. More than a thousand people have been arrested. Many protesters are calling for the schools to cut ties with companies linked to israel and to be transparent about their investments. Cbss tom hanson leads us off tonight from Columbia University in manhattan. R
Speaker. She bluffing lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News Protesters and police facing off as tensions are running high at universities across the United States tonight colleges and universities are now cracking down and propalestinian protesters who have taken over some of the campus this is let me just show you some of the dramatic live pictures what youre looking at here. This massive crowd is in texas, police in riot gear can be seen moving in earlier, tearing down barriers and forcefully arresting students. This was the university of texas at austin. Those students have been camped out on campus and at least 40 students we understand at ut austin were reportedly taken into custody meantime, in new york, protesters are defining a mandatory deadline to tear down bear and camp min and Columbia University it gave the students until 2 00 this afternoon to pack it in, and they did not they defied that order. So now we are learning this
Thank you for being with us. We are going to begin with the crackdown on increasingly defiant and dangerous protests on College Campuses across the country over the war in gaza. Tonight, at Columbia University, the epicenter of the demonstrations, dozens of propalestinian students have barricaded themselves inside a campus building, and they now face expulsion from the ivy league school. A White House Spokesman today saying forcibly taking over buildings is not peaceful, it is wrong. At the university of North Carolina in chapel hill, police forcefully removed protesters this morning. More than half of those arrested were not even affiliated with the university. In recent weeks, protests have been staged at more than 60 campuses. More than a thousand people have been arrested. Many protesters are calling for the schools to taught ties with companies linked to israel and to be transparent about their investments. Cbss tom hanson leads us off tonight from Columbia University in manhattan
Like this isnt normal. This isnt what college is supposed to be. And we need to finally get the diminishes to remember a small fringe shouldnt ruined the experience for everyone. Even as we do that, ill just say, lets keep in mind, weve got to have fears, hope for these hostages were still being held in gaza, as well as deep compassion for the Palestinian Civilians are suffering jonathan greenblatt. Thank you. The news continues right here on cnn outright. Next, the Breaking News, police, a protest or spacing off tonight doesnt arrest in austin, texas. Columbia university in Chaos Hundreds right now, defying a deadline to vacate the encampment plus trumps Favorite Network backtracking. Now pulling a salacious story about two major witnesses and trump Hush Money Trial. Could the false story impact the case . And shes back. Marjorie Taylor Greene returning to the capital tonight, promising to kick out like johnson as speaker she bluffing. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burne
University in many other colleges to divest them selves from can Doing Business with south africa these protests, outright next, the Breaking News Police and protesters facing off tonight dozens arrested at austin, texas Columbia University and chaos. Hundreds right now, defying a deadline to vacate the encampment. Plus trumps Favorite Network backtracking. Now pulling a salacious story about two major witnesses in trumps hush money trial. Could the false story impact the case and shes back, Marjorie Taylorgreene returning to the capital tonight, promising to pick out mike johnson as speaker. She bluffing. Lets go out front and good evening. Im Erin Burnett Outfront tonight. The Breaking News Protesters and police facing off as tensions are running high at universities across the United States tonight, colleges and universities are now cracking down and propalestinian protesters who have taken over some of the campuses. Let me just show you some of the dramatic live pictures what youre